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The Bitter Springs camp is in bad shape. Lieutenant Markland, the camp's overworked medic, is critically short on supplies. On top of that he also lacks the training to fully deal with two types of refugees the camp has been seeing more and more: small children, and people suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.

Unable to find solutions to these problems through normal NCR channels, Markland asks the Courier to help him. After some discussion he requests he be brought at least 3 doctor's bags, as well as some form of training on the topics of pediatric care and psychological care.

Doctor's bags are relatively abundant, if expensive, and can be purchased from most traders or crafted at a workbench. Doctor's bags can also be found in various locations throughout the Mojave Wasteland, fully detailed in the doctor's bag article.

Both books are sold by Blake, a member of the Crimson Caravan Company who operates a small, outdoor store there. Although talking to Blake at any time will allow you to trade with him (even while he is in the barracks, asleep), the books are only sold while Blake is standing in his outdoor shop, roughly between 6:00am and 10:00pm. The books each have a base value of 20 caps, not counting price changes due to the player's barter skill. They appear in the MISC category, with the following names:

Tiny, Tiny Babies: All You Need to Know About Pediatric Medicine

Stress and the Modern Refugee: A Primer

Alternatively, the player can steal both books with relative ease. The books are physically located on Blake's inventory shelves in his outdoor shop:

If Arcade Gannon is following the player, he can be asked to train Markland in how to deal with these topics. This is accomplished simply by selecting the appropriate dialog option when prompted. The game will fade to black and advance game time by four hours, after which point Markland will no longer need the player to obtain the medical texts.

Once the player has medical supplies they can return to Markland and turn them in. This can be done individually or all at once. However the player completes the quest, Markland will offer a reward once all the supplies have been brought to him. Here the player has three options.

Decline any reward: This will earn the player positive Karma (25 points).

The quest marker for obtaining the books always will direct the player to Blake, even when he is asleep and unable to sell them. Blake only sells the books when he is standing in front of his store.

This quest can be failed before started, if you are doing the quest given by Craig Boone, I Forgot to Remember to Forget because the Legion raid may kill Lieutenant Markland. Save before you attempt to save Bitter Springs in order to keep Markland alive.

Markland will sometimes attempt to attack the Legion soldiers, causing him to die.

pc If you have the books in your possession but select the option to have Arcade Gannon train Markland, the books will still be removed from your inventory.[verified]

pcxbox360 If this is the first time that you are trading with Blake, it is advisable to buy ONLY the two books that Markland requires, because buying other items at the same time may cause the game to crash [if it does, it will crash IMMEDIATELY after the trade is completed]. [verified]